The next morning, Hiroshi wakes up to find that he hasn't been studying at all. He's just been swept up in the excitement of the last tournament, where he almost made it to the top of the podium. Hiroshi's worried about his friend Sawamura, who's been acting weird and reading a book. He thinks he's going to lose his ace number, but Hiroshi reassures him that he'll get it back. He also tells Hiroshi that he thinks they'll need a southpaw on the upcoming fall tour. He says that Hiroshi has been learning how to wrestle with Volumnia, and that's why he was able to beat his biggest rival in the tournament.